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Robert L. Johnson

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American businessman (born 1946)

United StatesBusiness ProfessionalsBorn 1946 · age 80
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Robert Louis Johnson is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company that invests in various business sectors.

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President George W. Bush sits with Johnson during a meeting to discuss the economy with small business owners and community bankers in 2006President George W. Bush sits with Johnson during a meeting to discuss the economy with small business owners and community bankers in 2006Johnson speaking at a signing ceremony for an executive order by President Donald Trump on December 12, 2018Johnson speaking at a signing ceremony for an executive order by President Donald Trump on December 12, 2018

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Robert Louis Johnson is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company that invests in various business sectors. Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. He became the first African American billionaire in 2001. Johnson's companies have counted among the most prominent African-American businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

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Born 1946 · age 80
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